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A wild 12-month journey preparing
to race the toughest
terrain on the planet, Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Here we go…

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Of course, skip all the dribble if you like and just check out the photos
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Day-5: La Paz to Cabo!

I am not sure where the start is, Hipster told me it was where the finish was last night, but no. I
do a U-turn and blast up the malecon. I see the orange NORRA arch, and Chilly on the 76. All good.

JD and John are stoked.

The stage before the first race section. The rumor is this section has a name, the Diablo cliffs or
something like that. Humm…

The Triumph is leaking oil, a quart every 100 miles is the word.

The rider gets out his tools and cranks on the cylinder head bolts.

This section starts with rocky steep hill climbs with narrow dangerous ledges. I love using the
roadbook because of these warnings. Everything bad I color coded for a quick heads-up. I can see colors
coming up from the bottom, so I try to keep my next turn marker at the very top.

Soon the course is fast dirt roads down the east coast, fantastic. I pass the transit zone in Los
Barriles where Heidi and I watched the race last year. I know what’s coming next, more fast dirt roads
along the coast. Getting close to Los Cabos turns into long stretches of medium deep silt tracks. I
knew what not to do in silt from day-4, so I just keep steady on the throttle and keep steady power,
all is good. Some local spectators help guide me onto the right course and others point to bad hazards.
Fantastic more and more. The crowds are getting thicker but the trail keeps going and going.

Finish Line:

Boom! All of a sudden San Jose del Cabo, the finish line. Wow!

I believe this sums up pretty good how I felt at the end of the race :)

This is the best location for a finish line ever, right in the heart of town where traffic is diverted to all but racers. Everyone is here. The story telling expounds, everywhere people are talking and smiling. The 2017 NORRA Mexican 1000 - in the books.

OK, hang on for the NORRA Mexican 1000 Off-Road Racers pic explosion:

I felt like a celebrity.

These trucks and buggies are the coolest things.

My Crew Chief and wife

The mood here is insane.

Cowbell Racing. My sister goes nuts with her cowbell when she sees the Wounded Vets Racing team. We
fully support the vets.

The Racing Vets! These guys are great.

I knew these guys were out there, somewhere.

We have a table right infront of Mollie's, in the center of it all.

Heidi loves the Broncos.

Everyone helps including Hipster.

Our room is just two blocks away. Now we gotta get ready for the awards party...